masquerader

masquerader

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Etymology

    From masquerade + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ)

    Noun

    masquerader (plural masqueraders)

    1. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
      • 2023, Zadie Smith, The Fraud, Hamish Hamilton, page 265:
        The man dressed in red with the white mask and the little house on his head processed through the estate, blowing his conch, and the masqueraders danced, the singing exploded, much rum was taken, and it didn’t end till the sun came up[.]

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